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COVID-19 lockdown extended in Australian capital amid battle against 3rd wave

ANI News | 31/08/2021 04:34 PM | Click to read full article

The coronavirus lockdown in the Australian capital has been extended for two weeks as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

On Tuesday morning, Australia reported 1,253 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, 1,164 of which were from New South Wales (NSW), Australia's most populous state with Sydney as the capital city.

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